4. The Ultimate "Philosophical Question"
Chapter 4: The Ultimate "Philosophical Question"
Easily carrying the three large suitcases into the trunk with one hand, Lu Ze reached over and took the car keys in Qiaoqiao's hand.
"I'm driving." He pointed to the back seat of the car, "It's hard for you to chat with them." β
Although Lu Ze's expression was still faint when he said this, and his tone was very calm, Qiao Qiao suddenly felt a little happy, as if he heard the helplessness in his words. I don't know how this man with few words has dealt with four nagging and urging marriage at the same time in the past week or so.
Everyone sat in the car, because before Qiao Qiao picked up the airport, she said that she would treat her at night, so she originally wanted to open a navigation to tell Lu Ze how to go to the hotel booked, Lu Ze shook his head and signaled that he didn't need to, "I know the way." β
Grandma Zhao stared at Qiao Qiao and answered with a smile: "Yes, yes, there is no need to navigate, our Lu Ze grew up in Mayor B, and Qiao Qiao, you have also been in City B for almost ten years, what a fate." β
Although Qiao Qiao didn't listen to her grandmother's advice to dress up and come to pick up the airport again, she was already good-looking, she slept well last night, and exercised again in the afternoon, and her mental state seemed better. In addition, Qiaoqiao speaks gently and politely, always has a warm smile on her face, her eyes are crooked, bright and clear, and she looks sunny and vibrant in sportswear, which makes Grandma Zhao like it very much when she meets.
"Well, I studied here in college, and I stayed here after graduation, more than nine years." Jojo replied. As for fate or not, she understands what the old man means, so she won't accept this conversation.
Grandma added kindly: "Yes, even the university is exactly the one opposite Lu Ze, fate, it's really fate." Maybe they met it on campus back then, but they were just a year old. β
Grandma Zhao laughed, "That's it, it is said that Lu Ze is one year older than Qiaoqiao, but our Lu Ze was born in October, and Qiaoqiao is in August, in fact, the two of them enrolled in the same year." Fate, what a fate! The two of them might have met back then! β
The two grandmothers and classmates looked at each other and smiled, and Qiao Qiao couldn't help but hold his forehead at this scene. From the beginning to the present, every sentence is inseparable from fate, fate is a yarn! No wonder Lu Zening could drive expressionlessly in front.
Qiao Qiao said helplessly: "There are more than 10,000 first-level students in the two comprehensive universities, except for my own department, I don't even know many classmates from my own school, let alone the ...... of the opposite school."
Hearing this, Grandpa Zhao, who was sitting in the front row, turned around and asked, "What major did Qiaoqiao study?" Jojo replied, "Finance." β
Grandma Zhao sighed: "Yes, Lao Qiao said, Qiao Qiao is from the bank, and the bank works well!" Perfect for girls! β
Grandma sighed and said, "Hey, it's the capitalist foreign bank she works for is not good, it's not good." These foreign capitalists, oppressing, are too busy! I think it would be better for her to work in our Chinese banking system in the future, girl, iron rice bowl! Steady dΓ¬ng! Leisure! After getting married, it is convenient to take care of the family! β
My grandparents never figured out what Qiaoqiao did, and they always called it a foreign bank for capitalists, and they deeply hoped that Qiaoqiao would return to China's banking system. In their eyes, only the iron rice bowl in the system is the most reliable!
Qiao Qiao interjected to change the topic, trying to talk about Chinese-funded commercial banks are actually not idle and not easy to mess around, but the old man is not interested in this topic at all, and he is not fooled at all. The four old men on both sides firmly focused on the proposition of getting married and having children, and started a cordial meeting and conversation.
Qiao Qiao's grandfather looked at the back of Lu Ze's head who was driving, and exclaimed: "Lu Ze, this kid is so smart, what about a doctor of computer science!" Learned! The children born in the future will definitely be genetically intelligent! β
Grandpa Zhao also looked happy: "Qiaoqiao is also smart, all smart are smart, and the children born must be genetically smart!" β
The two grandfathers looked at each other and smiled, as if they had seen the fourth-generation great-grandson of the perfect IQ combination......
Qiaoqiao, who tried to reverse the topic several times and failed, leaned back on the back seat weakly, saying that this was more tiring than working overtime all night! These two old men are together, and the critical damage of two times two is really terrifying...... Heart congestion! If there were only her grandparents and grandmothers, she could still play coquettish gags and joke nonsense with a hippie smile, but there are outsiders at the moment!
Qiao Qiao stared at the back of the silent Lu Ze who was driving in front of him and thought, either catch the thief and capture the king first. Isn't the other party said to be unwilling to get married, as long as the two young people are determined, this kind of occasion will be nagging with the old man, when the background music is listened to, when the wind blows in the ears, it will be over. It's just that you have to say hello to the other person first, which is more polite. Of course, it also saves the other party from misunderstanding that he is actually willing to participate in this kind of suspected blind date activity.
Qiaoqiao, who had made up his mind, calmed down, and showed 100,000 patience and gentleness like a spring breeze to treat customers along the way, and perfunctory questions from the elders one by one. When he finally arrived at the door of the hotel, Lu Ze originally parked the car at the door and let them get out of the car, but Qiaoqiao did not follow his grandparents to get out of the car, saying that he would accompany Lu Ze to park the car and then come over.
Grandma is simply pleasantly surprised, and she is comforted! Jojo's hard bone has finally opened up? Relieved? The four old men stood at the door of the hotel, and watched Lu Ze carry Qiaoqiao to the parking lot with a puzzled and moved face.
Qiao Qiao sat in the back seat and said in a sincere tone, "I'm sorry, my grandparents have always been like this. When you took them out to play before, it may have caused you trouble, and I am really embarrassed to work hard for you. β
"It's fine." Lu Ze replied, paused, and he rarely added two more words, "The same." β
This is the same means that the old people on both sides have the same attitude.
Qiao Qiao couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips, it's the same, Grandpa Zhao and Grandma Zhao's posture, compared with her grandparents, is indeed on par. She then said bluntly: "Actually, I don't plan to go out on a blind date or get married, if my grandparents say something too much, I hope you don't take it to heart and don't misunderstand." β
Lu Ze stopped, turned off the engine, raised his eyes slightly, looked at Qiao Qiao behind him in the rearview mirror, and replied in a low voice, "Hmm", then he thought about it, and added, "The same." β
This also means that he also does not plan to go on a blind date, nor does he plan to get married.
"Then I'll talk to them in a moment?" Jojo asks for the other party's opinion.
Lu Ze said "um", nodded, and said no more. This can be regarded as a consensus between the two.
So the two got out of the car and walked back to the hotel door, and they didn't say anything all the way. Qiao Qiao is actually not such a cold person, she has seen a lot of customers, and she can talk about anyone on any topic casually, so that the scene will not be so cold and embarrassing. But it seems that Lu Ze doesn't like to talk very much, so let's be silent all the way.
The old man who was still waiting at the door of the hotel watched the two young people come over together, and they were both smiling kindly, but they heard Qiao Qiao happily announce: "I just talked to Lu Ze, neither of us wants to go on a blind date or get married, please grandparents and grandparents Zhao Grandpa Zhao don't persuade you!" β
Lu Ze nodded slightly beside him, "Hmm." β
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The old people suddenly felt that they didn't want to eat this meal...... I just want to take these two children home separately and interrogate them properly, what else are you not satisfied with? What exactly are you looking for?
After eating this dinner, Qiao Qiao was relaxed, and Lu Ze also looked indifferent, leaving only the old man sighing and sighing during the banquet, I really can't figure out the young people now......
Because he had to take the old man out to play on Sunday, the car keys were simply left in Lu Ze's hands, and after dinner, he sent Qiao Qiao and his grandparents downstairs to Qiao Qiao's house first, and then came to pick up people tomorrow morning.
However, as soon as she entered the house, my grandmother began to chatter. Grandma is anxious, Qiaoqiao is 27 years old, and she will be 28 after the New Year, if she doesn't marry again, what should I do? Seeing that the neighbors in the neighborhood heard Qiaoqiao's age and introduced the grade of the blind date, they all fell down! It's hard to meet an old classmate, there is a handsome guy with such good conditions, and Qiaoqiao is not good at fighting for it! In two years, when Qiao Qiao becomes a thirty-year-old leftover girl, she will have to introduce a second marriage!
Qiao Qiao, who deeply felt that his spirit had been attacked by Yan Zhan Ng today, Qiao Qiao, who seemed to be recited as if he was being recited a mantra, and Qiao Qiao, who would rather go back to the office and work overtime all night, plunged into the sofa, covered his ears with a pillow like an ostrich, and sighed to the sky: "Let me go!" What's left! As long as I don't feel unwilling, even if I don't get married at the age of fifty, I'm not left! β
However, the elders forced to marry such a thing, can it be stopped by Qiao Qiao with a long sigh? It doesn't seem to be.
Grandma surrounded Qiaoqiao, from not having to pick if she didn't grasp it well, to not being an older mother when she gave birth to a baby, she emphasized to Qiaoqiao in an all-round stereo voice the importance of getting married and having children as soon as possible.
Qiao Qiao couldn't resist the urge to debate, moved the pillow away from her ear, blinked a pair of bright black and white eyes, and issued the ultimate "philosophical question" to her grandmother in a naΓ―ve and innocent tone full of questionsβ"Why do people have to get married!?" Why do people have to have children!? β
Why do people want to get married and have children, Qiao Qiao's question made her grandmother stunned, and it took a long time to come back to her senses. Grandma didn't seem to understand why Qiao Qiao had this question, "Everyone wants to get married and have children, and when they are old, they should get married and have children, everyone lives like this." β
Jojo summed up for her grandmother seriously, "That means it's human instinct, right?" β
Seeing that her grandmother nodded, Qiao Qiao nestled in the sofa and hugged the pillow, blinked her eyes sly, the corners of her lips turned up slightly, and replied briskly: "But my genes have mutated, and my genes have no impulse to reproduce!" If you don't want to reproduce, why get married? Marriage is just legal to have children. Other than that, what are the benefits of getting married? Plainly have a large family of relatives to get along? Unclear division of property in divorce? β
Grandma was stunned by Qiaoqiao's rhetoric, and said in surprise: "Qiaoqiao, how can you not want children?" So what do you do when you're old? There's not even a person to bring you tea and water! β
Qiao Qiao sighed, "Grandma, now raising children, being able to grow up healthily, not growing crooked, not gnawing old age, not wanting you to buy a house, not wanting you to take grandchildren is a rare thing!" β
The grandfather, who had less conversations, sighed: "Qiaoqiao, you child, when it comes to getting married and having children, why are you so pessimistic." β